New DNA evidence at Pompeii reveals surprises about ... - CBS News
Nov 7, 2024 · After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in ...
New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient ...
Nov 7, 2024 · After Mount Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the Roman city in 79 A.D., bodies buried in mud and ash eventually decomposed, leaving spaces where they used to be. Casts were created from the voids in the late 1800s. ... The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains ...
Pompeii DNA evidence contradicts long-held assumptions about …
6 days ago · New DNA analysis of skeletal remains in the doomed Roman town has revealed that some of the victims of Mount Vesuvius’s eruption in A.D. 79 have been wrongly identified, highlighting how much ...
Next door to Vesuvius, another Italian volcano is waking up | CNN
Nov 10, 2023 · Forget Italy’s most famous active volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompei in 79 AD. The most dangerous volcanic threat in Italy right now is one you’ve probably never heard of: Campi ...
Ancient beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD ... - CNN
Jun 20, 2024 · An ancient beach that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago has reopened to the public after restoration works. The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park...
Herculaneum beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius reopens centuries later - NPR
Jun 22, 2024 · The beach at Herculaneum is believed to be where some 300 people died while waiting for boats to save them from the volcanic eruption in 79 AD. It's now open to the public for the first time.
Pompeii archaeologists uncover tragic final moments of two victims
Aug 12, 2024 · Two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were found in recent archaeological excavations of Pompeii. They were identified as a man and a woman.
A Roman beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius is open to the …
Jun 22, 2024 · Big news for history buffs and the morbidly curious: An ancient Roman beach is now open to the public for the first time since it was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The beach at the Herculaneum archaeological park, located in the southern Italian region of Campania, opened on Wednesday after a multi-year restoration project.
Pompeii Wrecked by Earthquake at Same Time as Vesuvius …
Jul 18, 2024 · Pompeii was destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., entombing residents under layers of volcanic ash. But there is more to this story of an ancient Roman city’s doom....
Stunning new Roman frescoes uncovered at Pompeii, the ... - CBS News
Apr 11, 2024 · Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly...